Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, National park and preserve in Bettles, United States.
The Gates of the Arctic National Park spans over 8 million acres of untouched wilderness with mountain ranges, tundra landscapes, and six wild rivers.
Robert Marshall named the park in 1929 after discovering two mountain peaks, Frigid Crags and Boreal Mountain, which form a corridor in Brooks Range.
Native tribes have inhabited the Brooks Range region for 12,500 years, sustaining themselves through caribou hunting and natural resources.
Access to the park requires flying from Fairbanks to gateway communities like Bettles, as there are no established roads or designated trails within the area.
The park contains the migration path of over 500,000 caribou that traverse Brooks Range twice yearly between their winter and summer grounds.
Location: North Slope Borough
Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Location: Northwest Arctic Borough
Inception: 1980
Operator: United States National Park Service
Website: https://nps.gov/gaar
GPS coordinates: 67.78330,-153.30000
Latest update: August 1, 2025 08:13
Alaska presents natural sites in remote areas distant from urban centers. These locations display the geological diversity of the state: glaciers, volcanoes, dunes, hot springs and waterfalls. Visitors discover historical mining sites, indigenous cultural locations and museums. The region enables encounters with brown bears, whales and other wildlife in their natural habitat.
Dalton Highway
330.9 km
Kobuk Valley National Park
254.3 km
Fairbanks Gold Rush
403 km
Mears Memorial Bridge
405 km
Rogers-Post Site
402.7 km
E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge
264.2 km
Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
36.6 km
Goldstream Dredge No. 8
404.5 km
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
355.2 km
Mount Igikpak
81.8 km
Arrigetch Peaks
55 km
White Mountains National Recreation Area
359.2 km
Noatak Wilderness
263.3 km
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
164.9 km
John River
64.4 km
Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
282.5 km
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
286.2 km
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
348.4 km
North Fork Koyukuk River
109.9 km
Selawik River
261.7 km
Chamisso Wilderness
408.9 km
Gallagher Flint Station Archeological Site
256.9 km
Onion Portage Archeological District
226.6 km
Itkillik River
197.9 km
Squirrel River
336.8 km
Walker Lake
86 km
Kanuti River
189.5 km
Peters Glacier (Brooks Range)
378.2 kmReviews
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